District reform of Thuringia 1994
During the district reform in Thuringia on July 1, 1994, the districts and independent cities in the Free State of Thuringia were restructured. The number of rural districts was reduced from 35 to 17 and the urban districts were enlarged by integrating surrounding communities. The district of Nordhausen was the only district that remained unchanged during this district reform .
Legislative process
After the re-establishment of the state of Thuringia on October 3, 1990, the state consisted of 35 rural districts and 5 independent cities. Of the total of 1707 municipalities, which differed greatly in terms of population and size, 916 had fewer than 500 inhabitants. Shortly afterwards, the realization took hold that the existing structure did not do justice to the tasks of municipal services of general interest.
Therefore, the planning of the reorganization started in April 1992. On the basis of the proposals of an expert commission of the Ministry of the Interior as well as the statements of the districts and municipalities, a draft law was drawn up and passed by the state parliament on July 15, 1993 as a law for the reorganization of the districts and independent cities in Thuringia (ThürNGG) . The law came into force on July 1, 1994.
Old counties
District / urban district |
Area in km² |
Inhabitants (1989) |
Inhabitants per km² |
License plate |
new circle |
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Altenburg district | 345 | 101,749 | 295 | ABG | Altenburg district |
Apolda district | 243 | 48.161 | 198 | APD | Weimar-Land district |
Arnstadt district | 502 | 65,405 | 130 | ARN | Ilm district, partly to the district of Gotha |
Artern district | 473 | 54,274 | 115 | ART | Kyffhäuserkreis, partly to Sömmerda district |
Bad Salzungen district | 622 | 89,168 | 143 | SLZ | Wartburg district |
Eisenach district | 708 | 113,832 | 161 | ESA | Wartburg district |
Eisenberg district | 242 | 33,316 | 138 | ICE | Holzlandkreis |
District of Erfurt | 535 | 47,108 | 88 | EF | Sömmerda district, partly to the independent city of Erfurt, Gotha district, Ilm district, Weimar-Land district |
Erfurt | 106 | 217.035 | 2048 | EF | enlarged |
District of Gera | 470 | 57,418 | 122 | G | District of Greiz, partly to the independent city of Gera |
Gera | 78 | 132.257 | 1695 | G | enlarged |
District of Gotha | 768 | 142,325 | 185 | GTH | District of Gotha |
District of Greiz | 228 | 54,971 | 241 | GRZ | District of Greiz |
District of Heiligenstadt | 385 | 42,843 | 111 | HIG | Eichsfeld district |
Hildburghausen district | 697 | 58,608 | 84 | HBN | Hildburghausen district |
District of Ilmenau | 347 | 67,912 | 196 | IL | Ilm district, partially independent city of Suhl |
District of Jena | 367 | 33,679 | 92 | J | Wood district, partly to the independent city of Jena, district of Weimar-Land |
Jena | 59 | 105,825 | 1794 | J | enlarged |
Langensalza district | 507 | 45,962 | 91 | LSZ | Unstrut-Hainich district, partly to the Wartburg district and the district of Gotha |
Lobenstein district | 356 | 28,525 | 80 | LBS | Saale-Orla district, partly to Schwarza district |
District of Meiningen | 705 | 69,084 | 98 | MGN | District of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, partly to the district of Hildburghausen |
Mühlhausen district | 574 | 90,497 | 158 | MHL | Unstrut-Hainich district |
Neuhaus am Rennweg district | 321 | 37,212 | 116 | NH | District of Sonneberg, partly part of the Schwarza district |
Nordhausen district | 714 | 108,457 | 152 | NDH | unchanged |
Pößneck district | 411 | 52.503 | 128 | PN | Saale-Orla district, partly to Schwarza district |
Rudolstadt district | 469 | 67,636 | 144 | RU | Schwarza circle |
District of Saalfeld | 337 | 58,605 | 174 | SLF | Schwarza circle |
Schleiz district | 455 | 31,929 | 70 | SCZ | Saale-Orla district |
Schmalkalden district | 406 | 64,552 | 159 | SM | Schmalkalden-Meiningen district |
District of Schmölln | 224 | 31,607 | 141 | SLN | Altenburg district |
Sömmerda district | 556 | 65,735 | 118 | SÖM | Sömmerda district |
Sondershausen district | 598 | 53,806 | 90 | SDH | Kyffhäuserkreis, partly to Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis |
Sonneberg district | 306 | 57,854 | 189 | SON | Sonneberg district |
District of Stadtroda | 272 | 32,821 | 121 | SRO | Holzlandkreis |
District of Suhl | 387 | 44,756 | 116 | SHL | Hildburghausen district, partly to the independent city of Suhl, Schmalkalden-Meiningen district, Ilm district |
Suhl | 66 | 56,125 | 850 | SHL | enlarged |
Weimar district | 543 | 44,627 | 82 | WE | Weimar-Land district, partly to the independent city of Weimar |
Weimar | 51 | 61,583 | 1208 | WE | enlarged |
District of Worbis | 558 | 75,521 | 135 | WBS | Eichsfeld district |
Zeulenroda district | 263 | 38,594 | 147 | ZR | District of Greiz |
Source: Statistical Yearbook of the GDR, Volume 1990 (pp. 3 to 6)
New counties
Holzlandkreis
The wood district with the district town of Eisenberg was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Eisenberg
- the previous district of Stadtroda
- the previous district of Jena with the exception of the communities of Cospeda , Drackendorf , Drößnitz , Isserstedt , Jenaprießnitz , Krippendorf , Maua and Münchenroda
Ilm district
The Ilm district with the district town of Arnstadt was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Arnstadt with the exception of the municipality of Crawinkel
- the previous district of Ilmenau with the exception of the municipality of Vesser
- the community of Gehlberg from the previous district of Suhl
- the municipality of Rockhausen and the district of Bechstedt-Wagd of the municipality of Egstedt from the previous district of Erfurt
Kyffhäuserkreis
The Kyffhäuserkreis with the district town Sondershausen was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Artern with the exception of the communities of Bilzingsleben and Kannawurf
- the previous district of Sondershausen with the exception of the community of Zaunröden
Eichsfeld district
The district of Eichsfeld with the district town of Heilbad Heiligenstadt was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Heiligenstadt
- the previous district of Worbis
Altenburg district
The district of Altenburg with the district town of Altenburg was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Altenburg
- the previous district of Schmölln
District of Gotha
The district of Gotha with the district town of Gotha was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Gotha
- the community Crawinkel from the previous district of Arnstadt
- the municipalities of Burgtonna and Gräfentonna from the previous district of Langensalza
- the communities of Apfelstädt , Bienstädt , Dachwig , Döllstädt , Gamstädt , Gierstädt , Großfahner , Ingersleben , Neudietendorf , Nottleben and Zimmersupra from the previous district of Erfurt
District of Greiz
The district of Greiz with the district town of Greiz was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Gera with the exception of the communities Aga , Cretzschwitz , Falka , Hain , Hermsdorf , Roben , Röpsen , Söllmnitz , Thränitz , Trebnitz and Weißig as well as the district Naulitz of the city of Ronneburg
- the previous district of Greiz
- the previous district of Zeulenroda
Hildburghausen district
The district of Hildburghausen with the district town of Hildburghausen was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Hildburghausen
- the main part of the district of Suhl
- the communities of Haina, Mendhausen, Milz, Römhild and Westenfeld of the previous district of Meiningen
District of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
The district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt with the district town of Saalfeld was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Rudolstadt
- the previous district of Saalfeld
- the municipalities of Buchbach , Cursdorf , Deesbach , Gebersdorf , Gräfenthal , Großneundorf , Katzhütte , Lichte , Lichtenhain / Bergbahn , Lichtenhain bei Graefenthal , Lippelsdorf , Mellenbach-Glasbach , Meura , Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle , Oberweißbach , Piesau , Reichmannsdorf , Schmiedefeld and Unterweißbach from the previous one Neuhaus am Rennweg district
- the communities of Brennersgrün , Lehesten , Lothra , Röttersdorf and Schmiedebach from the previous district of Lobenstein
- the community of Lausnitz bei Pößneck from the previous district of Pößneck
Schmalkalden-Meiningen district
The district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen with the district town of Meiningen was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Meiningen with the exception of the communities Haina , Mendhausen , Milz , Römhild and Westenfeld
- the previous district of Schmalkalden
- the communities of Benshausen , Christes , Ebertshausen , Kühndorf , Oberhof , Rohr , Schwarza , Viernau , Zella-Mehlis from the previous district of Suhl
Sömmerda district
The district of Sömmerda with the district town of Sömmerda was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Sömmerda
- the communities of Bilzingsleben and Kannawurf from the previous district of Artern
- the main part of the previous district of Erfurt
Sonneberg district
The district of Sonneberg with the district town of Sonneberg was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Neuhaus am Rennweg with the exception of the municipalities of Buchbach, Cursdorf, Deesbach, Gebersdorf, Gräfenthal, Großneundorf, Katzhütte, Lichte, Lichtenhain / Bergbahn, Lichtenhain bei Graefenthal, Lippelsdorf, Mellenbach-Glasbach, Meura, Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle, Oberweißbach, Piesau, Reichmannsdorf, Schmiedefeld and Unterweißbach
- the previous district of Sonneberg
Weimarer Land district
The district of Weimarer Land with the district town of Apolda was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Apolda
- the previous district of Weimar with the exception of the communities Gaberndorf , Gelmeroda , Legefeld , Niedergrunstedt , Possendorf , Süßenborn , Taubach and Tröbsdorf
- the communities of Klettbach and Mönchenholzhausen from the previous district of Erfurt
- the municipality of Drößnitz from the previous district of Jena
Saale-Orla district
The Saale-Orla district with the district town Schleiz was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Lobenstein with the exception of the communities Brennersgrün, Lehesten, Lothra, Röttersdorf and Schmiedebach
- the previous district of Pößneck with the exception of the municipality of Lausnitz near Pößneck
- the previous Schleiz district
Unstrut-Hainich district
The Unstrut-Hainich district with the district town of Mühlhausen / Thuringia was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Langensalza with the exception of the communities of Behringen, Burgtonna, Craula, Gräfentonna, Reichenbach, Tüngeda and Wolfsbehringen
- the previous district of Mühlhausen
- the community of Zaunröden from the previous district of Sondershausen
Wartburg district
The Wartburg district with the district town of Bad Salzungen was newly formed from:
- the previous district of Eisenach
- the previous district of Bad Salzungen
- the communities of Behringen , Craula , Reichenbach , Tüngeda and Wolfsbehringen from the previous district of Langensalza.
At the same time, the incorporation of Lerchenberg , Hötzelsroda , Neuenhof-Hörschel , Stedtfeld , Stockhausen and Wartha-Göringen into the city of Eisenach was completed, which thereby acquired the status of a large district city ; Eisenach did not gain district freedom until January 1, 1998.
Extended independent cities
Erfurt
The municipalities of Alach , Ermstedt and Frienstedt from the district of Erfurt were incorporated into the independent city of Erfurt on April 1, 1994 . On July 1, 1994 came Büßleben , Egstedt (without the Bechstedt-Wagd district, which was reclassified to Kirchheim on June 30, 1974 ), Kerspleben , Kühnhausen , Linderbach-Azmannsdorf , Mittelhausen , Molsdorf , Niedernissa , Schwerborn , Stotternheim , Tiefthal , Vieselbach , Waltersleben and Windischholzhausen from the previous district of Erfurt was added. On October 12, 1994, Töttelstedt followed , which last belonged to the Sömmerda district.
Gera
On April 1, 1994, the municipalities of Aga , Cretzschwitz , Falka , Hermsdorf , Roben and Söllmnitz from the Gera district were incorporated into the independent city of Gera . On July 1, 1994, the communities of Hain , Röpsen , Thränitz , Trebnitz and Weißig and the Naulitz district of the city of Ronneburg from the previous district of Gera were added.
Jena
On April 1, 1994, the municipalities of Drackendorf and Maua from the district of Jena were incorporated into the independent city of Jena . On July 1, 1994, the communities of Cospeda , Isserstedt , Jenaprießnitz , Krippendorf , Kunitz and Münchenroda from the previous district of Jena were added.
Suhl
The municipalities of Albrechts , Dietzhausen and Wichtshausen from the district of Suhl and the municipality of Vesser from the district of Ilmenau were incorporated into the independent city of Suhl on April 1, 1994 .
Weimar
On April 1, 1994, the municipalities of Gelmeroda , Niedergrunstedt , Possendorf and Taubach from the Weimar district were incorporated into the independent city of Weimar . Süßenborn followed on April 14, 1994 . Gaberndorf , Legefeld and Tröbsdorf were added on July 1, 1994 from the previous district of Weimar.
swell
- Thuringian Ministry of the Interior: Course of the district reform ( online , PDF)
- Law on the reorganization of the districts and independent cities in Thuringia (Thuringian Restructuring Act - ThürNGG -) of August 16, 1993
Individual evidence
- ↑ Digi-Zeitschriften: Statistisches Jahrbuch der DDR, Volume 1990 , accessed on December 1, 2018 - also as a PDF file (1 MB) [1]